Upcycle the Gyres Society (UpGyres) is a British Columbia-based non-profit organization dedicated to preventing plastic pollution in our oceans.

They achieve this by promoting comprehensive

Upcycle the Gyres Society (UpGyres) is a British Columbia-based non-profit organization dedicated to preventing plastic pollution in our oceans.

They achieve this by promoting comprehensive land-based plastic waste management, including reducing, reusing, recycling, recovering, rethinking, and upcycling. Learn more at UpGyres.

Award-winning lawyer and climate justice organizer Colette Pichon Battle, from Bayou Liberty, Louisiana, argues for an expanded understanding of the Climate Justice movement. She contends that

Award-winning lawyer and climate justice organizer Colette Pichon Battle, from Bayou Liberty, Louisiana, argues for an expanded understanding of the Climate Justice movement. She contends that success in innovating a better future hinges on recognizing its deep connections to other human rights struggles.

Pichon Battle explains that issues such as gender and migrant justice are inextricably linked to human rights for clean air, clean water, sovereign land, and community control of justly sourced sustainable energy. These interconnected fights are essential for achieving genuine climate justice.

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4AWoO47oPU

Haskell University students and faculty presented at the Right of Mother Earth - International Indigenous Conference, sharing the area's profound history. Their presentation detailed the site's

Haskell University students and faculty presented at the Right of Mother Earth - International Indigenous Conference, sharing the area's profound history. Their presentation detailed the site's past as an Indian boarding school, where students faced abuse, including forced cultural separation and language prohibition. Tragically, many students and families hid or died in the surrounding wetlands while attempting to escape.

The marsh and its land hold deep historical and spiritual significance, embodying these struggles and resilience. For several years, the university community has actively worked to preserve these vital, diverse living areas, recounting their efforts to protect this sacred space.

Guujaaw (Haida) emphasizes the land's vital role in meeting his people's needs and advocates for an economy that supports their multi-generational focus.

This interview excerpt is part of a

Guujaaw (Haida) emphasizes the land's vital role in meeting his people's needs and advocates for an economy that supports their multi-generational focus.

This interview excerpt is part of a series exploring sustainability from indigenous leaders within the Salmon Nation bioregion.

For more information, visit the Native Perspectives on Sustainability project.

Human population and demands are rapidly growing, straining our finite resources. By 2050, feeding 10 billion people will require more land, farmers, and energy. The critical challenge is

Human population and demands are rapidly growing, straining our finite resources. By 2050, feeding 10 billion people will require more land, farmers, and energy. The critical challenge is achieving this while regenerating our already degraded planet.

Discover how regenerative agroforestry offers a vital solution. This agricultural system mimics nature, preserving forests, mitigating climate change, and restoring planetary health.

Join Felipe Villela, founder of reNature, and Patrick Worms from the World Agroforestry Centre, to learn more.

Celebrated economic and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin (https://foet.org/about/jeremy-rifkin) will explain how the destructive "Age of Progress"

Celebrated economic and social theorist Jeremy Rifkin (https://foet.org/about/jeremy-rifkin) will explain how the destructive "Age of Progress" is giving way to a nascent "Age of Resilience." This new meta-narrative transforms how humanity will live and flourish on a rewilding Earth.

Crucially, we must understand that Earth is a water planet, not a land planet, with 91% of its surface covered by water.

Published September 27, 2016, by the Laura Flanders Show Channel, this field report documents the Seven Council Fires Community at